# N45022: 1976 Cessna 177RG, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 177RG1089
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 15, 1976
- Certificate issued: October 11, 1989
- Last registry action: January 9, 2002
- Mode S code: A574D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Sheppard Dean](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEPPARD%20DEAN)
- Location: [Novato, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Novato)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0851° N, 122.5483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Novato, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45022-2013-06-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 177RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX94FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA004), Oct 3, 1993: Cessna 177RG (N45022), Petaluma, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT(S) INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE AND/OR CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN, WHILE APPROACHING THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. FACTORS…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19931003037299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003037299A), Oct 3, 1993: Cessna 177RG (N45022), Petaluma, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. VFR approach at night while scud running. Flew into rising terrain approaching airport. Not IFR rated. Dark night.

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